Gregor Townsend praised Scotland’s mental strength when he beat Italy in six countries in Murrayfield on Saturday.
Townsend, who started the sixth six -country campaign in charge of Scotland after pursuing his first title after the last five tournaments in 1999, frustrated the coach box in the first half.
But he was angry with the opportunity he missed, but the 51-year-old boy deeply deepened how Italians gathered themselves to 31-19 in less than 20 minutes in 19-19 in 19-19. I was impressed.
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Townsend said, “The most important factor today was a mental challenge. Bbc. “Meet the team in the field to find the solution and find an important way in the next game.”
Townsend was especially proud of the way his pack caught the opponent.
“I think many forwards sometimes provided the platform. They worked really hard,” he said.
“We had to defend two or three lines in the second half, so it was a tough opening game, but we won.”
Scots made five attempts, but in this game, at least I missed the injured captain Sione Tuipulotu, but Mercurial Flyhalf Finn Russell was not happy. “We have left five attempts and need to be much better,” Russell said.
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Russell showed his good and bad things in Peach, and scored a switched attempt by Juan Ignacio BREX, allowing his intercepts to raise the level of Italians.
However, the moment of individual brilliance of Darcy Graham was established for the second attempt and gave a breathing space.
“This was a big turning point. “There was nothing for him, but Darcy would find a gap when there was no one. I just tried to follow him. ”
Jones, 31, said that victory is worth. But next weekend, the defense champion Ireland will visit and put his feet firmly on the ground.
Jones said, “I don’t want to say that our confidence is sky high. Today we are satisfied with the victory, but we are focused on using every week.
In the last year’s championship, the dazzling Italian backs, including victory in Scotland, had a quiet day.
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Italian director Gonzalo Quesada acknowledged many. The 50 -year -old Argentina said, “Not everything has worked in the attack, which means that there is something missing in our work.
“The difference was at 19-19. We must try to be caught during the break without losing the ball. It’s a shame because it was a good fight. ”
Michele Lamaro, an Italian captain, said the Scottish people slowed down his side.
The 26 -year -old loose forward said, “It was a very difficult game.” “We stayed in it. We scored 10 points at half time and we didn’t play.
“We wanted to show something in the second half and went to 19-19 for a while, but we could not attack and cost a lot.
“They could not solve the problem because they put a lot of pressure on us. But honestly, we did not perform. ”
This defeat is desperate for the next Saturday’s home match with Wales, and is a potential wooden spoon crystal after 43-0 humility in France.
Lamaro said, “This is a great match for us and them. “Obviously, we have returned straight to training, knowing that we can restore the day less and do better.”
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